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What is reverse DNS lookup? Differences Pages that link to <a href="https://ozoneasylum.com/backlink?for=21830" title="Pages that link to What is reverse DNS lookup? Differences" rel="nofollow" >What is reverse DNS lookup? Differences\

+- Reverse DNS lookup is the fact of checking an IP against a domain name server and being able to retrieve

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+the corresponding domain name.

+This can only work if a "ptr" record exists for the concerned IP adress.

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+It is used by some ISPs in a silly attempt at forcing mail sending servers to "authenticate":

+if your server's name can't be retrieved from your ip, you (supposedly) are a spammer...

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+Which is technically very wrong: many servers do not allow reverse dns lookup for good reasons,

+and many spam servers do allow it Isps do this, very stupidly, to show they're doing something.

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+(Created by Emperor on 05-17-2004 17:40)

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